Breathing is a land sport

All-world backstroker Natalie Coughlin got bounced from Dancing with the Stars, which is very like American Idol, except instead of random people singing it's Emmitt Smith and Shawn Johnson dancing. Nats had trouble when she was told to not hold her breath while performing, a habit that her appearing stiff despite having great footwork and timing. It sounds crazy but breathing is kinda hard for me too - I still don't know how to breathe normally while lifting or running. Like when doing a basic bench press, are you supposed to breathe in on the way down or on the way up? I usually think about it for a second then give up and just suck air randomly.

Coming next week, a post on walking.